1[intransitiveI, transitiveT]BREATHE to breathe air in a noisy way out through your nose, especially to show that you are annoyed or amused 发哼声;哼着鼻子〔尤表示被惹恼或逗乐〕
‘Certainly not, ’ he snorted.
“当然不是。”他哼了一声说。
snort with
She snorted with laughter.
她扑哧一笑。
The horse snorted and stamped its hoof impatiently.
那匹马不耐烦地又打响鼻又用蹄子刨地。
2[transitiveT]MDD to take drugs by breathing them in through your nose 用鼻吸入〔毒品〕 → sniff
1BREATHEa loud sound made by breathing out through your nose, especially to show that you are annoyed or amused 〔尤表示被惹恼或逗乐的〕哼声,喷鼻息声
He gave a loud snort.
他大声地哼了一下。
There were snorts of laughter from the audience.
观众中发出哧哧的笑声。
2MDDa small amount of a drug that is breathed in through the nose 〔用鼻吸入的〕少量毒品
a snort of cocaine
用鼻吸入的一点可卡因
Examples from the Corpus
snort• Barbara Coleman gave a snort of disgust.• She gave a snort, then a sigh.• Then, some yards away he heard a snort and the clink of metal.• She would wrinkle her nose, show all her teeth and give a little puff of a snort.• The hooves slammed out and with a snort of terror it hurtled off up the path followed by the others.• I took another snort and offered it to him.• Susskind gave a loud snort.• From the bushes came a lowsnort and the scraping of branches.• From the other side of the library came a loud unmistakablesnort -- it was the professor.
gave ... snort• I had spoken in jest, but Challenger gave a contemptuous snort.• Barbara Coleman gave a snort of disgust.• Dempster gave a disgusted snort, and the man next to him at the bar looked round.• He gave a royal snort, either of disappointment or relief, and snapped his fingers for another round of wine.• Cliff, smaller and curly-haired, seated next to Ken, gave a snort of laughter.• She gave a snort, then a sigh.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SNORT | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤little, small輕輕的哼聲▸➤loud響亮的哼聲▸➤derisive嘲弄的哼聲VERB + SNORT➤give, let out發出哼聲◇He gave a snort of contempt.他不屑地哼了一聲。➤hear聽到哼聲➤stifle忍住哼聲PREPOSITION➤with a snort哼了一聲◇'What a mess they made of it!' said Sam with a snort of derision.薩姆諷刺地哼了一聲說:“瞧他們弄得一團糟!”➤snort of⋯的哼聲PHRASES➤a snort of derision, a snort of disgust不屑/厭惡的哼聲▸➤a snort of laughter撲哧一笑➡ note at soundsnort
verb
ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤loudly大聲哼▸➤softly輕聲哼▸➤angrily, contemptuously, derisively, impatiently, indignantly生氣地/輕蔑地/嘲諷地/不耐煩地/憤怒地哼了一聲◇He snorted indignantly and walked away.他氣憤地哼了一聲,走開了。PREPOSITION➤at朝⋯哼了一聲◇She snorted at his suggestion.對於他的建議,她只哼了一聲。➤in⋯地哼◇Calvin snorted in disbelief.卡爾文懷疑地哼了一聲。◇He snorted in disgust.他厭惡地哼了一聲。➤with因⋯哼了一聲◇He snorted with derision.他嘲笑地哼了一聲。◇Her friends snorted with laughter.她的朋友撲哧一聲都笑了。